Bitcoin News Roundup for May 12, 2020

With the third Bitcoin halving in the rearview mirror, Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup for a look at price movements, problematic privacy and more...

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This episode is sponsored by ErisX, The Stellar Development Foundation and Grayscale Digital Large Cap Investment Fund.

Today's stories:

Third Halving Turns Out to Be Non-Event for Bitcoin's Price

The Problem With Money Is 'Too Much Privacy,' Says Ex-US Treasury Secretary Summers

Trust No Dapp: Chainlink Launches Oracle for Provable Randomness

UAE Bank Opens Bangladesh Remittance Corridor Using Ripple's Blockchain Tech

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